A45110

The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, practice in a dynamic environment, and meet individual needs that impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential. 

Coursework includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as an interdisciplinary team member providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. 

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global healthcare system and may include positions with acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community healthcare facilities. 

Associate Degree Nursing Admission Procedures and Requirements

* NOTE: Clinical Hours are not included below but are required as part of this degree. Please see the above PDF for complete details.

Hours Per Week Hours
FIRST SEMESTER Course Title Class Lab Credit
ACA 115 Success & Study Skills 0 2 1
BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I 3 3 4
NUR 111 Intro to Health Concepts 4 6 8
NUR 117 Pharmacology 1 3 2
PSY 150 General Psychology 3 0 3
11 14 18
Hours Per Week Hours
SECOND SEMESTER Course Title Class Lab Credit
BIO 169 Anatomy & Physiology II 3 3 4
NUR 112 Health-Illness Concepts 3 0 5
NUR 211 Health Care Concepts 3 0 5
PSY 241 Developmental Psych 3 0 3
12 3 17
Hours Per Week Hours
THIRD SEMESTER Course Title Class Lab Credit
CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy 1 2 2
NUR 113 Family Health Concepts 3 0 5
4 2 7
Hours Per Week Hours
FOURTH SEMESTER Course Title Class Lab Credit
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry 3 0 3
NUR 114 Holistic Health Concepts 3 0 5
NUR 212 Health Systems Concepts 3 0 5
9 0 13
Hours Per Week Hours
FIFTH SEMESTER Course Title Class Lab Credit
ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disc 3 0 3
NUR 213 Complex Health Concepts 4 3 10
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective* 3 0 3
10 3 16
*The Humanities/Fine Arts elective must be chosen from the following:
ART 111 Art Appreciation 3 0 3
ART 114 Art History Survey I 3 0 3
ART 115 Art History Survey II 3 0 3
ART 116 Survey of American Art 3 0 3
HUM 115 Critical Thinking 3 0 3
MUS 110 Music Appreciation 3 0 3
MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz 3 0 3
PHI 215 Philosophical Issues 3 0 3
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 0 3

Total Semester hours credit: 71

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